How Did Flatboats Work?

How Did Flatboats Work?

How Did Flatboats Work? This week in Brattleboro history we are going to focus on early trade and transportation.  Before interstate highways and train rails there was the Connecticut River.  The Abenaki used the river to trade tools and goods throughout New England....
Development and Indigenous Burials

Development and Indigenous Burials

Development and Indigenous Burials In 1922 the business community was pretty excited.  Companies along Vernon Road were having a great deal of success.  The White River Chair Company, Crosby Milling and Fort Dummer Cotton Mill had all settled into the southeast corner...